Explodingbelly’s Melbourne Itinerary 2018

Hello guys, it’s been a 2 weeks (I know this post took too long) since I’m back from the best place I’ve been to in my life – Melbourne. The chill vibes, beautiful skies and cafe culture (minus the high expenses) held my heart in captive within this beautiful city.

I know I’ve been harping on coming up with this itinerary since 5 days 2 weeks ago, but I just have TOO MANY photos to edit and well.. too much adult responsibilities. Ya take so long to write, writing a novel meh? Haha! Also, if some of you were wondering why I can’t just forward my raw itinerary, it’s because I didn’t write anything down and I kept it in my head la, and there are quite a few impromptu additions. Ya, my memory is also very good.

The full travelogue with more details on the happenings on each day would be out by the end of March, so please stay tuned to my entertaining monologue ok! For those who can’t wait long enough for that , this post is for you guys and I’ll also be inserting individual review links + menu and prices to the cafes I’ve been to in the coming month!

Day 1

If there’s a hotel that you’re looking to stay at for the best convenience, Holiday Inn On Flinders makes a darn good one.

Located right in the heart of the CBD area of Melbourne, we walked to almost all of our destinations from our hotel and it’s also just a 10 mins walk away from one of the BIGGEST FACTORY OUTLETS in Melbourne – DFO South Wharf. If there’s another advice from my trip to Melbourne, GOOGLE MAPS is a darn good help to get to ANYWHERE.

First stop – 10 minutes walk from Holiday Inn On Flinders

Higher Ground

By the same team behind Melbourne’s popular cafes – Top Paddock and The Kettle Black.

Hidden within a narrow alley and known for their coffee and BAGELS, they are a perfect hangout for most Gen Y Hipsters.

Turn into the alley once you see this Cat.

You won’t be able to quite spot the cafe from the entrance of the alley, PLUS there were many alleys over there with a myriad of restaurants, cafes and irrelevant stores.

Inconspicuous exterior

The interior

Their mocha was pretty good with balanced notes, but it made me wonder if the coffee in Melbourne were only just it. Visited them at 4.30pm and were denied from sitting in the cafe to have our coffee since they end their operations at 4pm. Hmm.

Once you’re here, you’re within the vicinity of the shopping precinct in the CBD area. There’s Bourke Street Mall, Emporium Melbourne (Houses all the luxury brands) and a very architecturally savvy H&M.

4. Shopping in the vicinity – Bourke Street Mall + Emporium Melbourne

287 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

Shopping in Melbourne is well known for its short operating hours, the malls in this area closes at 6pm from Sunday to Thursday and at 9pm on Friday and Saturday